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Economy at a Glance
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Philadelphia City/County, PA

Philadelphia City/County, PA
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2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)785.1 (2)780.9 (2)775.9 778.4 785.4 (p)790.4

Employment(1)

 (2)751.0 (2)747.3 (2)744.2 739.1 746.5 (p)753.1

Unemployment(1)

 (2)34.1 (2)33.6 (2)31.7 39.3 39.0 (p)37.3

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)4.3 (2)4.3 (2)4.1 5.0 5.0 (p)4.7

Consumer Price Index: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

CPI-U, All items(4)

 316.617   316.543   320.935  

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(4)

   3.4   3.3   3.1  

CPI-W, All items(5)

 317.957   317.558   321.743  

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(5)

   3.4   3.3   3.3  

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025.
(3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: April 29, 2025

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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